US4844919A - Concave shaped snack food and process for preparing same - Google Patents
Concave shaped snack food and process for preparing same Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US4844919A US4844919A US07/072,376 US7237687A US4844919A US 4844919 A US4844919 A US 4844919A US 7237687 A US7237687 A US 7237687A US 4844919 A US4844919 A US 4844919A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- dough
- dough base
- baking
- topping
- weight
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
- A23L19/00—Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L19/10—Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof of tuberous or like starch containing root crops
- A23L19/12—Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof of tuberous or like starch containing root crops of potatoes
- A23L19/18—Roasted or fried products, e.g. snacks or chips
- A23L19/19—Roasted or fried products, e.g. snacks or chips from powdered or mashed potato products
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
- A23L7/00—Cereal-derived products; Malt products; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L7/10—Cereal-derived products
- A23L7/117—Flakes or other shapes of ready-to-eat type; Semi-finished or partly-finished products therefor
- A23L7/122—Coated, filled, multilayered or hollow ready-to-eat cereals
Definitions
- the present invention relates generally to baked snack products and to processes for preparing such snack products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a concave shaped snack product coated with a fused particulate topping composition.
- One product which does not appear on the market is a concave shaped, baked, cracker-type snack product coated with a fused particulate topping composition.
- a curved shape is considered a desirable feature both from a visual aspect and from the fact that it facilitates use of the snack with dips since the curved shape makes it easier to collect and maintain the dip on the surface of the snack.
- the curved shape of the snack results in a lower bulk density in the packaging giving the packaged product a pleasantly filled appearance.
- a curved shape is imparted as a by product of the manufacturing process. For example U.S. Pat. No. 3,576,647 to Liepa teaches that in making potato chips, slices of raw potatoes are deep fat fried to a crisp state.
- the chips so prepared have a random surface curvature which usually takes on a saddle-like appearance.
- frying is the only acceptable means of producing the curve shaped product described and the chips are prepared not from doughs but whole slices of potato.
- the curled shape present in corn chips is the result of using a pressurized extrusion process.
- the curl forms as the product exits the extrusion head.
- extrusion equipment limits the type of flours which may be used to make up the dough since some, such as wheat flours, tend to burn under the temperatures found in an extrusion chamber.
- a draw back to both of the products described is that they are produced by deep fat frying. Deep fat fried food products are often shunned or avoided by members of the public desiring to lower their total fat and oil intake.
- 3,576,647 to Liepa teaches a method for preparing a saddle shaped fabricated potato chip by sheeting and cutting the desired shape from the dough and then holding the dough piece between two similarly configured molds as the dough piece is conveyed through the deep fat frying step to ensure that the piece maintains its deformed shape.
- One means for imparting a concave shape to a oven baked cracker-type snack product is to replace the normal flat band of a commercial oven with a specially fabricated band that has spaced ridges affixed to the band such that when the dough sheet is layed onto it, gravity pulls the unsupported middle of the dough sheet down resulting in a desirable concave shape.
- This is not a commercially desirable method since it requires a specially fabricated oven band which would have to be replaced with a flat band whenever the manufacturer wished to make other products without a curved shape.
- the manufacturer would end up with one oven dedicated to production of concave shape baked products, thus limiting his production flexibility.
- the concave shape is limited to one fixed angle since the ridges are not adjustable.
- a slight curvature can be imparted to a dough sheet being subjected to oven baking by varying the heat applied in the top and bottom zone of the band oven.
- the middle portion of the product will lift off the band to give a very slight convex shape.
- the curvature which may be imparted to the product using this technique is slight, certainly less than 10 degrees.
- the product produced tends to be non-uniform since it is difficult to control the amount of curvature which is imparted to the product using this baking method.
- the application of flavored topping compositions is also carried out generally after the baking or frying step of the process by using application techniques such as spraying or dipping.
- the particles are not applied with the intent of forming a continuous coating, but rather as discrete particles. Furthermore, the patent teaches that it is the melting of the fats which causes the particles to adhere to the surfaces of the baked product after cooling. In addition, there is no discussion that the coating applied has any impact on deforming the shape of snack product.
- the present invention provides a concave shaped baked snack product which is coated with a fused flavored particulate topping and the product can be made on existing, in-place commercial manufacturing equipment.
- the topping composition is made from a film-forming food starch and flavors and is applied to a sheeted dough prior to baking. During baking the topping composition becomes fused to the expanding dough base causing the edges of the dough sheet to lift up resulting in a desirable concave shaped coated snack product.
- the snack food in its broadest aspects can be described as being made from a dough base which has been coated on the one surface with a particulate topping composition, which upon baking yields a concave shaped snack food coated with a fused, substantially continuous topping wherein the dough base comprises a flour mixture, shortening, and water; and the topping composition comprises a film-forming food starch and a flavor component.
- the process according to the invention in its broadest aspects comprises preparing a particulate topping composition by blending a film-forming food starch and a flavor component; preparing a dough base by blending a flour mixture, shortening, and water to form a dough; sheeting the dough; coating the sheeted dough with the blended topping composition; baking the coated dough base at a high enough temperature and for a sufficient time period such that the coated topping composition fuses to the dough base causing the flat dough base to deform into a concave shaped snack product.
- the baked product so formed is useful where a concave shaped snack food is desired in which the particulate topping composition has been fused to the dough base during the baking operation. It is particularly useful for forming coated curve shaped crackers in which the problems associated with deforming by mechanical means are avoided.
- FIG. 1 shows an enlarged perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the snack product described in this invention.
- FIG. 2 shows an enlarged profile view taken along line a--a in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 shows a enlarged view of the profile taken along line a--a in FIG. 1.
- a concave shaped baked snack product coated with a particulate topping composition and a process for preparing it.
- the topping composition is made from a film-forming food starch and a flavor component and is applied to a sheeted dough prior to baking. During baking the topping composition becomes fused to the dough base and due to different expansion rates causes the edges of the dough sheet to lift up, resulting in a desirable concave shaped product.
- a baked snack product refers to either a biscuit, cracker or chip-type snack product without particular reference to the type or presence of leavening agents.
- a flavored topping composition containing a film-forming starch is applied to a substantially flat "cracker-type" dough sheet which has been cut in a rectangular shape and which upon baking yields a concave shaped cracker with a tightly fused coating.
- the present invention has the advantage of providing a snack product wherein the typical coating does become substantially fused to the dough base during the baking step, thus significantly reducing the loss of flavorants due to product handling after baking.
- This evaporation acts as a leavening agent causing the dough base to expand at a much more rapid rate and extent than the fused starch based topping composition which acts to constrict the expansion on the horizontal plane of the dough base. This results in the edges of the dough sheet lifting off the oven band surface resulting in a desirable concave shaped snack food.
- a variety of shapes may be cut from the dough sheet depending on the design desired. Examples of acceptable shapes are oval, which, when deformed, will result in a traditional arc shaped potato chip type product. Other acceptable designs would be triangles and various four sided geometric shapes such as squares or rectangles.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 A preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Shown is a curve shaped rectangular cracker-type snack (1), which has been coated with a fused, substantially continuous particulate flavored topping composition (2).
- substantially continuous we mean that the coating composition covers the upper surface of the dough base without significant breaks in the coating. This is to be distinguished from particulate toppings such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,609,555 to Becher et. al. which describes a topping composition which is substantially discontinuous and relies upon the fats present in the topping and their melting to affix itself to the dough.
- the dough base after baking will have a thickness (1) of from about 0.05 mm to about 3.0 mm.
- the toppings thickness (2) may vary from a thickness of from about 0.005 mm to about 1 mm, with a preferred thickness of from about 0.01 mm to about 0.6 mm, although it is contemplated that occasional particles of topping may be present which exceed significantly the rest of the coating thickness.
- the degree of curvature will also vary depending on a number of variables, including, but not limited to, the amount of expansion which takes place in the dough base and/or the strength of the film formed. It is contemplated that the curvature will range from 10 degrees as shown in (5) in FIG. 3 to about 45 degrees as shown by (4) in FIG. 3. A preferred curvature range would be from about 15 degrees to about 35 degrees.
- the preferred product shown in FIG. 2 has a degree of curvature of about 22 degrees.
- the final product does not have to be subjected to further drying and will typically have a moisture content of about 1.5% to about 6%, with a preferred final moisture of from about 3% to about 5%.
- the process generally entails blending flavoring components with a film-forming starch to form a substantially dry particulated coating composition which is applied to a sheet dough base made from a flour mixture and water.
- the coated dough base is then baked to form a coated, concave shaped snack product.
- film-forming food starch we mean a starch product which upon hydration and gelatinization will form a film which is capable of bonding to the underlying dough base and the other ingredients present in the coating.
- This starch will be further characterized by its tendency to set quickly enough such that, while still in the baking process and prior to significant expansion of the dough base, it becomes sufficiently formed to provide a barrier to the evaporating moisture in the dough base.
- Starches from different sources such as potato, corn, tapioca and rice may be used and they may have been subjected to modification, or be in a raw state. It is also contemplated that one particular food starch or mixtures of food starches may be used.
- a preferred group of starches for use in the topping composition are those prepared from corn and even moe preferred group of starches are those prepared from waxy maize corn wherein the starch has been subjected to some modification to enhance its film forming characteristics.
- a suitable film-forming starch for use in the practice of the invention is commercially available under the name "FILM-SET” (National Starch Corp., Bridgewater, N.J.). This material is described by the manufacturer as a low viscosity modified food starch with excellent film forming characteristics. It has a pH of approximately 6.0 and moisture of about 11%.
- the amount of starch used in the topping composition may vary significantly depending upon the amount of curvature desired, the make up of the flavor component and the bonding and the film-forming strength of the starch selected. It will also depend on a lesser extent on the amount of moisture present in the dough base. Typically from about 5% to about 40% by weight of the film forming food starch will be present in the topping component. Preferably the film forming starch is present in about 15% to about 30% based upon the total weight of the topping composition. A typical topping composition will contain about 20% by weight of the film forming food starch.
- the types of flavors, seasoning and species which may be used in the flavoring composition are broad and only limited by their sensory compatibility with other ingredients in the snack product. It is also important that they do not impart an undesirable texture to the final snack.
- the flavoring agents may be in solid or liquid form and may be fat soluble or water soluble.
- One can mention as merely illustrative of flavoring agents which can be used in the flavoring composition pepper, salt, cheese powder, cheese paste, onion powder, butter or butter buds, powdered au gratin seasonings, barbecue seasoning, paprika, vanilla extract, orange extract, sweeteners such as sugar and brown sugar, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, ground crackers, ground up baked dough base, and ground potato chips.
- nonseasoning ingredients may be incorporated into the flavor component such as colorants, other starches, fats or oils, and flour.
- the flavor component will make up from about 60% to about 95% by weight of the topping composition. In a preferred embodiment the flavor component will make up from about 70% to about 85% of the topping composition.
- a preferred topping can be described as one which is substantially dry by that we mean that the topping not contain more than about 20% moisture and preferably less than 16% moisture.
- a dry topping is more capable of absorbing the moisture from the high moisture dough base and it is believed that this moisture migration between the two layers results in a better fusing of the coating to the dough base.
- the sequence of steps used in blending the topping composition is not critical. However steps should be taken to blend the topping such that a homogeneous mixture is obtained. When fluids or pastes are added, care should be taken to see that large lumps of material are avoided. In a preferred embodiment for example, cheese paste was blended first with the food starch for sufficient time to obtain a non-sticky dry paste before the addition of other ingredients.
- the flour mixture used in preparing the dough base may be prepared from a wide variety of materials.
- the flour mixture may be selected from such materials as wheat flour, rye flour, oat flour, maize, soya flour, rice flour, corn grits, potato granules, potato flakes, tapioca, arrowroot and the like, the formulation of the dough base will vary depending upon the type of snack desired. However for commercial production of this product, it is desirable to combine two or more flours to produce the dough.
- an all purpose wheat flour is combined with a tuberous root product.
- tuberous root product we mean a product which is derived essentially from root type plants, which has been ground to an acceptable sieve size.
- the tuberous product is present because of its ability to absorb greater amounts of water and still be capable of forming a workable dough.
- the flour mixture used will contain between about 5% and up to about 60% by weight of a tuber ingredient based upon the total weight of the dough. A more preferred range for the tuber ingredient would be from about 15% to about 45% by weight.
- the tuber product used would be a potato product either in flour or flake form and would be used in the range of from about 20% to about 35% by weight of the total weight of the dough base.
- the amount of moisture present in the dough base will typically be higher than would normally be found in the dough base of similar baked snack products. This high moisture level is needed to provide sufficient moisture to hydrate the film forming starch present in the topping composition. It is further believed that migration of the water from the high moisture dough base to the substantially dry film-forming topping, during the initial stages of the baking process, promotes a much tighter fusing between the two layers than would normally be expected. Yet the need for high moisture must be balanced against the necessity of being able to work and sheet the dough without it becoming overly sticky and fouling up the manufacturing equipment. The amount of moisture used will also be affected by the absorbing capacity of the ingredients used to make up the flour mixture as described in the above paragraph.
- the moisture content of the dough base will preferably be from about 25% to about 35% base upon the total weight of the dough base.
- the dough base is made with only from about 5% to about 20% wheat flour and is primarily made with a tuberous root product, i.e. from about 30% to about 60% then the moisture content of the dough base will preferably be higher and be in the about 40% to about 65% range based upon the total weight of the dough base.
- fats are suitable for use as a shortening in the dough base. These generally consist of animal or vegetable fats which may have been subjected to hydrogenation and are used to affect the rheology of the dough and to contribute to the tenderness of the final product. Examples of suitable fats are butter, margarine, lard, partially hydrogenated vegetable fats and so forth. A preferred shortening is lard.
- ingredients may be optimally added to the dough base. Included in this would be leavening agents, both yeast and/or chemical leavening agents, various salts, and preservatives. Salt is often used to flavor snack foods such as crackers.
- Preservatives assist in maintaining the shelf life of the dough itself and prevent the spread of bacterial growth within the dough. Additional miscellaneous ingredients in making cracker-type snack products can be found in Matz, Cookie and Cracker Technology, The AVI Publishing Company, Inc., Westport Ct. (1968).
- pieces of fruit or nuts may also be added to the composition described above for both the flavor they impart and the visual enhancement they bring.
- the size of the pieces added would be limited by the ability to machine the dough and apply the coating. However, it would be quite acceptable to incorporate bits of figs, cherries, raisins and so forth into the dough.
- small pieces of nuts such as sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and so forth, both to the dough and/or the coating, is also contemplated.
- a dry particulate topping composition is prepared by blending the liquid or paste materials with a portion of the starch to obtain a non-sticky paste. To this was added to the rest of the starch and other powdery flavor ingredients to obtain a blended particulate topping.
- the mixing unit used for preparing the topping may be any mixer capable of providing sufficient mixing action. Units which have been used include a ribbon blender or a bower type mixer.
- a dough base is prepared by adding the flour ingredients, i.e. wheat flour and potato flakes, to a Hobart type mixer and, at a slow mixing speed, the flat and sugar are blended until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
- the water is then slowly mixed into the dry ingredients until an acceptacle dough is obtained.
- Usually minor ingredients are separately mixed with a small portion of water and than slow added to the dough with mixing.
- the water may optionally be heated to an elevated temperature of usually between 120 degrees F. to about 180 degrees F. The use of heated water promotes formation of a workable dough.
- the dough base will then be sheeted using conventional commercial equipment to an acceptable thickness.
- the dough sheet will typically be substantially flat although it is contemplated that mechanically means may be used to deform the dough sheet. For example indentation may be made in the dough sheet to accent the curvature.
- the sheet will than be severed into individual pieces of acceptable size and shape.
- the invention may be practice by producing a narrow ribbon type sheet which has not been severed into individual pieces but rather scored at specific interval such that upon baking the ribbon could than be mechanically broken into individual pieces.
- the dough may optionally be laminated.
- Laminating is the layering of a plurality of sheets which are about 1/2 inch thick, in a zigzag fashion over one another. A plurality of these layers, usually 2 to 4 sheets which together are about 1 to 2 inches in thickness, are fed to the reduction roller.
- the dough is rolled into a sheet that is reduced in thickness by stages.
- a batch of cracker dough can be initially rolled into a 1/2 inch sheet. This sheet is reduced to about 1/4 inch thickness in the first reduction roll. The thickness of the sheet is then reduced again to about 1/16 inch in a gauge roll. After this final reduction in thickness the dough is ready for cutting into cracker shaped pieces or its final shape.
- a cracker-type dough it will be subjected to laminate before sheeting.
- the sheeted dough before coating will also typically be cut to the desired geometric design and then docked.
- the coating will be applied. Typically this will involve some kind of metered gravity feed which applies the topping to the dough sheet as it passes beneath.
- the ratio of topping to dough base will vary depending upon the amount of coating desired. Suitable products are produced when the amount topping composition applied is from about 5 lbs to about 15 lbs for every 100 lbs of unbaked dough base.
- the snack product is baked using standard baking temperatures and times.
- the topped dough sheet is subjected to baking in a seven zone oven for about four minutes with a temperatures of between 400 degrees F.
- the dough sheet may be baked in an oven where the heat on the top and bottom of the dough sheet is varied.
- a cheese flavored topping composition was prepared from the following ingredients:
- the cheese flavored topping composition was prepared by preblending the cheese paste and the food starch for sufficient time to obtain a non-sticky dry paste. To this is added, individually with mixing: (a) toasted onion powder, (b) grated parmesan cheese, and (c) spray dried cheddar cheese until small, dry, powdery granules are formed.
- the dough base was prepared from the following ingredients:
- the topped dough sheet was then subjected to baking in a seven zone oven for about four minutes with temperatures of between 400 degrees F. to 425 degrees F. in the first three zones using even heat from both top and bottom burners and at temperatures of about 320 degrees F. in the remaining four zones with the burners off.
- the baked snack produced was characterized by a substantially continuous cheese flavored topping which was tightly fused to the dough base.
- the product is shown in FIG. 1. It has a concave shape and the degree of curvature of 5 different pieces was measured all having a uniform curvature of about 22 degrees.
- This example describes the preparation of another concave shaped coated baked snack.
- the topping in this example has an onion flavor and the dough base contains a much smaller amount of a moisture absorbent potato flour.
- the flavored topping composition was prepared from the following ingredients.
- the salt, onion, black pepper, and toasted onion powder were slowly blended into the combined food starches until a fairly homogeneous mixture was obtained.
- the dough base was prepared from the following ingredients:
- the dough was made up in a manner similar to that described in Example I. Upon baking, a curve shaped golden brown onion flavored cracker was produced.
- This example illustrates the preparation of another coated baked concave snack product according to the present invention.
- the details of the procedure were the same as in example I.
- the only difference is that the snack prepared herein is characterized by a cracker flavor.
- the flavor component of the topping is primarily made from the dough base described below which has been baked and comminuted to an appropriate particulate size. The use of comminuted baked dough base results in a concave shaped snack which is perceived as being unflavored.
- the dough base was prepared from the following ingredients:
- the product produced had a homogeneous cracker flavor and concave shape.
- This example describes the preparation of another concave shaped coated baked snack.
- the topping in this example has an onion/sesame seed flavor and the dough base has incorporated into it sesame seeds.
- the flavored topping composition was prepared from the following ingredients.
- the dough base was prepared from the following ingredients:
- the product produced has a pleasant sesame seed flavor and characteristic concave shape.
Abstract
Description
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Cheese Paste 19.35 "FILM-SET" Food Starch 19.35 Toasted Onion Powder 3.23 Grated Parmesan Cheese 38.71 Spray Dried Cheddar Cheese 19.35 Total 100.00 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Wheat Flour 28.46 Potato Flakes or Potato Flour 25.38 Fine Grained Sugar 0.77 Lard 4.62 Salt 1.15 Ammonium Carbonate 1.92 Water (160 degrees F.) 37.69 Optional Proteolytic Enzymes 3 grams Total 100.00 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Salt 4.5 Onion Powder 1.0 Black Pepper 0.5 "FILM-SET" food starch 16.0 Other Starch 20.0 Cracker crumbs 51.0 Toasted Onion Powder 3.0 Total 100.0 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Wheat Flour 51.0 Potato Flour 8.0 Sugar 1.0 Lard 5.0 Salt 1.15 Ammonium Carbonate 1.92 Water 32.0 Total 100.00 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Salt 4.5 Comminuted Baked Dough Base 63.0 Black Pepper 0.5 "FIIM-SET" Food Starch 32.0 Total 100.0 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Wheat Flour 28.46 Potato Flakes or Potato Flour 25.38 Fine Grained Sugar 0.77 Lard 4.62 Salt 1.15 Ammonium Carbonate 1.92 Water (160 degrees F.) 37.69 Optional Proteolytic Enzymes 3 grams Total 100.00 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Salt 4.5 Onion Powder 1.0 Black Pepper 0.5 "FILM-SET" food starch 40.0 Ground Sesame Seeds 9.0 Cracker Crumbs 41.0 Toasted Onion Powder 3.0 Total 100.0 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Ingredients Weight Percent ______________________________________ Wheat Flour 26.46 Potato Flakes or Potato Flour 21.38 Sesame Seeds 9.0 Fine Grained Sugar 0.77 Lard 4.62 Salt 1.15 Ammonium Carbonate 1.92 Water (160 degrees F.) 34.69 Optional Proteolytic Enzymes 3 grams Total 100.00 ______________________________________
Claims (50)
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US07/072,376 US4844919A (en) | 1987-07-13 | 1987-07-13 | Concave shaped snack food and process for preparing same |
AU18998/88A AU603909B2 (en) | 1987-07-13 | 1988-07-13 | Concave shaped snack food and process for making same |
JP63172841A JPH01257431A (en) | 1987-07-13 | 1988-07-13 | Snack food and its production |
EP88306434A EP0299755A1 (en) | 1987-07-13 | 1988-07-13 | Concave shaped snack food and process for preparing same |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US07/072,376 US4844919A (en) | 1987-07-13 | 1987-07-13 | Concave shaped snack food and process for preparing same |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US4844919A true US4844919A (en) | 1989-07-04 |
Family
ID=22107171
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US07/072,376 Expired - Lifetime US4844919A (en) | 1987-07-13 | 1987-07-13 | Concave shaped snack food and process for preparing same |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US4844919A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0299755A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH01257431A (en) |
AU (1) | AU603909B2 (en) |
Cited By (27)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4985262A (en) * | 1988-05-25 | 1991-01-15 | Frito-Lay, Inc. | Process for preparing a snack product |
US5071661A (en) * | 1990-09-12 | 1991-12-10 | Miles J. Willard | Process for dehydrating potato products |
US5258187A (en) * | 1990-09-24 | 1993-11-02 | Seinosuke Shimada | Food coatingstuff |
US5549918A (en) * | 1995-04-11 | 1996-08-27 | Recot, Inc. | Monolayer curl-salting process and apparatus |
US5576036A (en) * | 1992-09-30 | 1996-11-19 | The Pillsbury Company | Pre-baked microwaveable pastry systems |
US5747092A (en) | 1996-04-25 | 1998-05-05 | Nabisco Technology Company | Production of crispy wheat-based snacks having surface bubbles |
EP0868855A1 (en) * | 1997-03-30 | 1998-10-07 | Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. | Curled snack product |
US20020034573A1 (en) * | 2000-02-07 | 2002-03-21 | Recot, Inc. | Apparatus and method for making stackable tortilla chips |
US20020122852A1 (en) * | 2000-05-08 | 2002-09-05 | Zimmerman Stephen Paul | Snack piece having increased packed density |
US6491959B1 (en) | 2000-10-13 | 2002-12-10 | Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. | Production of crispy corn-based snacks having surface bubbles |
US20050118318A1 (en) * | 2003-12-01 | 2005-06-02 | Mihalos Mihaelos N. | Process and apparatus for forming a wave chip product |
US20050125543A1 (en) * | 2003-12-03 | 2005-06-09 | Hyun-Seo Park | SIP-based multimedia communication system capable of providing mobility using lifelong number and mobility providing method |
US20050220945A1 (en) * | 2004-03-30 | 2005-10-06 | Romaniuk Charles C | Shaped Chip-Type Snack |
US20060093722A1 (en) * | 2004-11-01 | 2006-05-04 | Food Systems Design-Asia Co. Ltd. | Method of producing stackable low-fat snack chips |
WO2006080979A2 (en) | 2005-01-24 | 2006-08-03 | Frito-Lay North America, Inc. | Method for controlling bulk density of fried snack pieces |
US20070212475A1 (en) * | 2004-04-28 | 2007-09-13 | Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation | Starch Treatment Process |
US20070218125A1 (en) * | 2003-11-21 | 2007-09-20 | Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation | Gi Track Delivery Systems |
US20100196571A1 (en) * | 2009-02-03 | 2010-08-05 | Tham Kenchu A | Methods For Producing Elbow-Shaped Crackers |
US7820220B2 (en) | 2005-04-08 | 2010-10-26 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Production of baked snack chips with irregular shape having notched edges |
US20110183046A1 (en) * | 2010-01-25 | 2011-07-28 | Nack Thomas J | Coated food product and method of preparation |
US20110318475A1 (en) * | 2005-02-11 | 2011-12-29 | Mars, Incorporated | Methods and apparatus for forming contoured edible pieces |
US8282379B2 (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2012-10-09 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Production of thin, irregular chips with scalloped edges and surface bubbles |
US20180192655A1 (en) * | 2012-02-14 | 2018-07-12 | General Mills, Inc. | Method and Apparatus for Making Cereal Flakes |
USD864516S1 (en) | 2018-05-14 | 2019-10-29 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | Thin food cluster |
USD889768S1 (en) | 2016-11-02 | 2020-07-14 | Frito-Lay Trading Company Gmbh | Snack food |
US11297842B2 (en) | 2016-06-05 | 2022-04-12 | Mondelez Europe Gmbh | Baked savory food composition comprising shredded root vegetable and method of making the same |
US11589595B2 (en) | 2019-06-28 | 2023-02-28 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | Cheese toppings for baked snacks suitable for prebake application |
Families Citing this family (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2682565B1 (en) * | 1991-10-16 | 1994-05-13 | Developpement Indl Agro Alimenta | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF RECONSTITUTED CRISPY PIECES OF POTATOES AND FOOD PRODUCTS OBTAINED ACCORDING TO THIS PROCESS. |
GB9322268D0 (en) * | 1993-10-29 | 1993-12-15 | United Biscuits Ltd | Improvements in and relating to snack products |
DE29724811U1 (en) * | 1996-02-28 | 2005-05-19 | Denz, Fredy, Dr. | Device for the production of food based on natural fruits |
FR2755829B1 (en) * | 1996-11-15 | 1999-03-05 | Groupe Danone Sa | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A FOOD PRODUCT BASED ON LAMINATED AND / OR LAMINATED PASTE |
US7074446B2 (en) * | 2003-10-30 | 2006-07-11 | Frito-Lay North America, Inc. | Method for making a dual-textured food substrate having large seasoning bits |
EP1568279B1 (en) * | 2004-02-25 | 2007-05-16 | BARILLA G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. | A process for the production of crackers |
WO2006135714A2 (en) * | 2005-06-09 | 2006-12-21 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Sweet potato compositions |
SE535566C2 (en) | 2010-07-29 | 2012-09-25 | Anders Fredlund Med Transinvent Fa | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a shaped matchip product |
Citations (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US31819A (en) * | 1861-03-26 | Improvement in seeo-dbh-ls | ||
US2067682A (en) * | 1936-03-04 | 1937-01-12 | Cheezits Corp | Process of cooking edibles |
US3184318A (en) * | 1961-10-10 | 1965-05-18 | Charles M Cunningham | Process for the production of a granular cheese product |
US3250627A (en) * | 1963-08-26 | 1966-05-10 | Ray J Thelen | Puff pastry-chemically leavened paste laminates |
US3576647A (en) * | 1969-10-07 | 1971-04-27 | Procter & Gamble | Preparation of chip-type products |
USRE31819E (en) | 1973-04-27 | 1985-01-29 | General Mills, Inc. | Chip separating from a fried ribbon |
US4520034A (en) * | 1983-11-15 | 1985-05-28 | Nakamuraya Co., Ltd. | Pasty mass of a processed tuber and an edible outer cover and method for making the same |
US4563358A (en) * | 1979-01-29 | 1986-01-07 | F. B. Mercer Limited | Composite food product and method for making the same |
US4609555A (en) * | 1985-02-21 | 1986-09-02 | Frito-Lay, Inc. | Topical flavoring composition for baked products |
EP0193027A2 (en) * | 1985-02-12 | 1986-09-03 | Miles Jamison Willard | Float-frying methods for controlling the shape and preventing distortion of single and multi-layer snack products |
GB2172185A (en) * | 1985-03-12 | 1986-09-17 | Simba Quix Ltd | A food product |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
IN169459B (en) * | 1987-03-16 | 1991-10-19 | Unilever Pic |
-
1987
- 1987-07-13 US US07/072,376 patent/US4844919A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
-
1988
- 1988-07-13 EP EP88306434A patent/EP0299755A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1988-07-13 JP JP63172841A patent/JPH01257431A/en active Pending
- 1988-07-13 AU AU18998/88A patent/AU603909B2/en not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US31819A (en) * | 1861-03-26 | Improvement in seeo-dbh-ls | ||
US2067682A (en) * | 1936-03-04 | 1937-01-12 | Cheezits Corp | Process of cooking edibles |
US3184318A (en) * | 1961-10-10 | 1965-05-18 | Charles M Cunningham | Process for the production of a granular cheese product |
US3250627A (en) * | 1963-08-26 | 1966-05-10 | Ray J Thelen | Puff pastry-chemically leavened paste laminates |
US3576647A (en) * | 1969-10-07 | 1971-04-27 | Procter & Gamble | Preparation of chip-type products |
USRE31819E (en) | 1973-04-27 | 1985-01-29 | General Mills, Inc. | Chip separating from a fried ribbon |
US4563358A (en) * | 1979-01-29 | 1986-01-07 | F. B. Mercer Limited | Composite food product and method for making the same |
US4520034A (en) * | 1983-11-15 | 1985-05-28 | Nakamuraya Co., Ltd. | Pasty mass of a processed tuber and an edible outer cover and method for making the same |
EP0193027A2 (en) * | 1985-02-12 | 1986-09-03 | Miles Jamison Willard | Float-frying methods for controlling the shape and preventing distortion of single and multi-layer snack products |
US4609555A (en) * | 1985-02-21 | 1986-09-02 | Frito-Lay, Inc. | Topical flavoring composition for baked products |
GB2172185A (en) * | 1985-03-12 | 1986-09-17 | Simba Quix Ltd | A food product |
Non-Patent Citations (4)
Title |
---|
"National's Exploration of Starch, as a Dry Granule or Powder, as a Swollen Granule, as a Molecule in Solution, as a Film or Binder" by National Starch, Bridgewater, N.J. |
Bulletin #113 "Film-Set" by National Starch, Bridgewater, N.J. |
Bulletin 113 Film Set by National Starch, Bridgewater, N.J. * |
National s Exploration of Starch, as a Dry Granule or Powder, as a Swollen Granule, as a Molecule in Solution, as a Film or Binder by National Starch, Bridgewater, N.J. * |
Cited By (44)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4985262A (en) * | 1988-05-25 | 1991-01-15 | Frito-Lay, Inc. | Process for preparing a snack product |
US5071661A (en) * | 1990-09-12 | 1991-12-10 | Miles J. Willard | Process for dehydrating potato products |
US5258187A (en) * | 1990-09-24 | 1993-11-02 | Seinosuke Shimada | Food coatingstuff |
US5576036A (en) * | 1992-09-30 | 1996-11-19 | The Pillsbury Company | Pre-baked microwaveable pastry systems |
CN1053801C (en) * | 1995-04-11 | 2000-06-28 | 里科特有限公司 | Monolayer curl-salt process and apparatus |
AU690387B2 (en) * | 1995-04-11 | 1998-04-23 | Recot, Inc | Monolayer curl-salting process and apparatus |
US5549918A (en) * | 1995-04-11 | 1996-08-27 | Recot, Inc. | Monolayer curl-salting process and apparatus |
US5747092A (en) | 1996-04-25 | 1998-05-05 | Nabisco Technology Company | Production of crispy wheat-based snacks having surface bubbles |
US5980967A (en) | 1996-04-25 | 1999-11-09 | Nabisco Technology Company | Production of crispy wheat-based snacks having surface bubbles |
US6479090B1 (en) | 1996-04-25 | 2002-11-12 | Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. | Crispy wheat-based snacks having surface bubbles |
EP0868855A1 (en) * | 1997-03-30 | 1998-10-07 | Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. | Curled snack product |
US20020034573A1 (en) * | 2000-02-07 | 2002-03-21 | Recot, Inc. | Apparatus and method for making stackable tortilla chips |
US20020122852A1 (en) * | 2000-05-08 | 2002-09-05 | Zimmerman Stephen Paul | Snack piece having increased packed density |
US6491959B1 (en) | 2000-10-13 | 2002-12-10 | Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. | Production of crispy corn-based snacks having surface bubbles |
US8282379B2 (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2012-10-09 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Production of thin, irregular chips with scalloped edges and surface bubbles |
US9592201B2 (en) | 2003-11-21 | 2017-03-14 | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation | Gi track delivery systems |
US20070218125A1 (en) * | 2003-11-21 | 2007-09-20 | Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation | Gi Track Delivery Systems |
US20100297302A1 (en) * | 2003-12-01 | 2010-11-25 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Process and apparatus for forming a wave chip product |
US7332189B2 (en) | 2003-12-01 | 2008-02-19 | Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. | Process and apparatus for forming a wave chip product |
US20080118608A1 (en) * | 2003-12-01 | 2008-05-22 | Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. | Process and apparatus for forming a wave chip product |
US20050118318A1 (en) * | 2003-12-01 | 2005-06-02 | Mihalos Mihaelos N. | Process and apparatus for forming a wave chip product |
US7789644B2 (en) | 2003-12-01 | 2010-09-07 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Apparatus for forming a wave chip product |
US20050125543A1 (en) * | 2003-12-03 | 2005-06-09 | Hyun-Seo Park | SIP-based multimedia communication system capable of providing mobility using lifelong number and mobility providing method |
US20050220945A1 (en) * | 2004-03-30 | 2005-10-06 | Romaniuk Charles C | Shaped Chip-Type Snack |
US20070212475A1 (en) * | 2004-04-28 | 2007-09-13 | Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation | Starch Treatment Process |
US10015977B2 (en) * | 2004-11-01 | 2018-07-10 | Steven Amory Twitty | Stackable low-fat snack chips |
US20060093722A1 (en) * | 2004-11-01 | 2006-05-04 | Food Systems Design-Asia Co. Ltd. | Method of producing stackable low-fat snack chips |
US8017166B2 (en) * | 2004-11-01 | 2011-09-13 | Steven Amory Twitty | Method of producing stackable low-fat snack chips |
US20110293794A1 (en) * | 2004-11-01 | 2011-12-01 | Steven Amory Twitty | Method of Producing Stackable Low-Fat Snack Chips |
WO2006080979A2 (en) | 2005-01-24 | 2006-08-03 | Frito-Lay North America, Inc. | Method for controlling bulk density of fried snack pieces |
US20110318475A1 (en) * | 2005-02-11 | 2011-12-29 | Mars, Incorporated | Methods and apparatus for forming contoured edible pieces |
US8241689B2 (en) | 2005-04-08 | 2012-08-14 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Production of baked snack chips with irregular shape having notched edges |
US7820220B2 (en) | 2005-04-08 | 2010-10-26 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Production of baked snack chips with irregular shape having notched edges |
US8048465B2 (en) | 2009-02-03 | 2011-11-01 | Kraft Foods Global Brands Llc | Methods for producing elbow-shaped crackers |
US20100196571A1 (en) * | 2009-02-03 | 2010-08-05 | Tham Kenchu A | Methods For Producing Elbow-Shaped Crackers |
US8697159B2 (en) | 2010-01-25 | 2014-04-15 | General Mills, Inc. | Coated food product and method of preparation |
US20110183046A1 (en) * | 2010-01-25 | 2011-07-28 | Nack Thomas J | Coated food product and method of preparation |
US20180192655A1 (en) * | 2012-02-14 | 2018-07-12 | General Mills, Inc. | Method and Apparatus for Making Cereal Flakes |
US10575531B2 (en) * | 2012-02-14 | 2020-03-03 | General Mills, Inc. | Method and apparatus for making cereal flakes |
US11297842B2 (en) | 2016-06-05 | 2022-04-12 | Mondelez Europe Gmbh | Baked savory food composition comprising shredded root vegetable and method of making the same |
US11849733B2 (en) | 2016-06-05 | 2023-12-26 | Mondelez Europe Gmbh | Baked savory food composition comprising shredded root vegetable and method of making the same |
USD889768S1 (en) | 2016-11-02 | 2020-07-14 | Frito-Lay Trading Company Gmbh | Snack food |
USD864516S1 (en) | 2018-05-14 | 2019-10-29 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | Thin food cluster |
US11589595B2 (en) | 2019-06-28 | 2023-02-28 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | Cheese toppings for baked snacks suitable for prebake application |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
JPH01257431A (en) | 1989-10-13 |
EP0299755A1 (en) | 1989-01-18 |
AU1899888A (en) | 1989-01-19 |
AU603909B2 (en) | 1990-11-29 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4844919A (en) | Concave shaped snack food and process for preparing same | |
CA2787748C (en) | Coated food product and method of preparation | |
US4609555A (en) | Topical flavoring composition for baked products | |
US4950490A (en) | Taco shell and method of manufacture | |
KR102473568B1 (en) | Methods for making flour-based food products and food products made thereby | |
AU2017339555B2 (en) | Manufacture of snack food chips | |
JP2017510306A5 (en) | ||
EP1249178B1 (en) | Process for producing a new appetizer and product by process of the same | |
AU2017339557B2 (en) | Snack food chips | |
EP1574137B1 (en) | A process for the production of crackers | |
AU2021245216B2 (en) | Snack food chips | |
EP1568279B1 (en) | A process for the production of crackers | |
JP6213860B2 (en) | Snacks | |
NZ299661A (en) | Bread crumb coating mix compositions for vegetables to produce golden brown textured surface with the taste of fried coated food | |
AU2017339559B2 (en) | Manufacture of snack food chips | |
WO1995011599A1 (en) | Snack product comprising a dough envelope and a filling based on crumbs, fat and starch | |
JPH0216938A (en) | Food for fry and production thereof | |
CA3050546C (en) | Tapioca tortilla and method of making | |
JP3173923B2 (en) | Pizza crust, pizza-like food and method for producing the same |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: NABISCO BRANDS, INC., 200 DEFOREST AVENUE, P.O. BO Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:SZWERC, JOE;REEL/FRAME:004895/0191 Effective date: 19880613 |
|
STCF | Information on status: patent grant |
Free format text: PATENTED CASE |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: NABISCO, INC., A NJ CORP., NEW JERSEY Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:NABISCO BRANDS, INC., A DE CORP.;REEL/FRAME:006059/0606 Effective date: 19920323 |
|
FEPP | Fee payment procedure |
Free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY |
|
FPAY | Fee payment |
Year of fee payment: 4 |
|
FEPP | Fee payment procedure |
Free format text: PAYER NUMBER DE-ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: RMPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY Free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY |
|
FEPP | Fee payment procedure |
Free format text: PAYER NUMBER DE-ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: RMPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY Free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY |
|
FPAY | Fee payment |
Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: NABISCO TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, DELAWARE Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:NABISCO, INC.;REEL/FRAME:008579/0766 Effective date: 19970101 |
|
FEPP | Fee payment procedure |
Free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY Free format text: PAYER NUMBER DE-ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: RMPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY |
|
FPAY | Fee payment |
Year of fee payment: 12 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC., ILLINOIS Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNOR:NABISCO TECHNOLOGY COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:013392/0309 Effective date: 20010810 |